The Jharkhand High Court has denied father custody citing the probable problems with the stepmother.
Introduction The Jharkhand High Court passed a child sensitive and child-focused sentence by not giving a 7-year-old girl to her…
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Can’t Ignore Mother Plea: Allahabad High Court Grants a Woman a Second opportunity to see her 20 months old son.
Introduction The Allahabad High Court passed a moving and substantial order on a child custody case reminding that a mother…
Matrimonial Mahabharata: Supreme Court Dismisses 80 cases filed by Lawyer-Husband, and imposes 5 crore alimony.
Introduction It was an impressive and a rare judgment by the Supreme Court of India in a very controversial matrimonial…
Justice Anil Kshetarpal of Delhi High Court Denies Alimony to Self-Sufficient Spouse
The Delhi High Court has upheld one important legal principle that touches on matrimonial maintenance in an important decision. The case on permanent alimony was decided by a bench that comprised Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar.
Supreme Court Bench Led by Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta Grants Divorce on Grounds of Irretrievable Breakdown : 16-Year Separation Ends Marriage
In a landmark case of the Supreme Court of India dated 15 July 2025, a decree of divorce has been…
Hindu Property Law Clarified: Supreme Court Rules on Self-Acquired Property – Justice R. Mahadevan
It was ruled in the Angadi Chandranna case by the Supreme Court. Shankar & Ors., elucidated essential issues of Hindu law regarding property. It held that self-acquisition of a property which was obtained through personal funds after the partition did not fall liable to claims by the coparceners, and strengthened boundaries of Section 100 CPC.
Madras HC: LGBTQ+ Couples Can Make Families Even Without Same-Sex Marriage Law
Despite the fact that there is no legislation governing marriages between people of the same gender, the Madras High Court has ruled that LGBTQ+ couples have the right to have kids. During a separate proceeding, the Calcutta High Court granted Sharmishta Panoli temporary release, raising concerns about the procedural errors that led to her detention for making contentious comments on social media.
Supreme Court Protects Innocent In-Laws from False Dowry Charges: Sushila v. State of U.P. by Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra
In Sushila & Others vs. State of U.P., the Supreme Court made it clear that criminal cases under Section 498A IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act cannot go forward without specific and credible accusations. The case represents a big step toward stopping the misuse of marriage rules.